Rear Brakes

[colintf]

just thinking about handbrake cables stretching.

If you park inside (eg your garage) would it be better to park in say 2nd gear without the handbrake on at all?

[pessling]

just thinking about handbrake cables stretching.

If you park inside (eg your garage) would it be better to park in say 2nd gear without the handbrake on at all?

yes, i park it with the hand brake on, and in gear more as the drive is at an angle so not good

[spartacus]

Got to be honest, I rarely use my handbrake and, as a consequence, it's passed its last two MOTs no problem.

[Tim]

Same here no handbrake or gear while in the garage

[AndyG]

Same here no handbrake or gear while in the garage

Same Here, I use a bit of wood the rest the tire against.

My garage is on a very slight slope backwards so easy for me.

[StephenL]

Same here no handbrake or gear while in the garage

Is there any reason not to use the gear as an alternative to the handbrake? Is that likely to break something else?

[colintf]

I normally park mine in 2nd gear.

I recall Brian (Scooter) saying don't park it in 1st for some reason (which i dont recall) so changed from parking in 1st to 2nd.

[Tim]

Shite memory start the car in gear and bop car becomes part of the garage. Like Andy I have a bit of wood to drive up too and a tennis ball on rope as I have about 40mm spare between garage wall and door.

Is there any reason not to use the gear as an alternative to the handbrake? Is that likely to break something else?

[GeoffW]

My garage floor slopes by about 3 inches so I can let the car gently coast
over the carpet and gently comes to a rest up against the rear wall cushioned
by 100mm of large foam square

[AndyG]

My garage floor slopes by about 3 inches so I can let the car gently coast
over the carpet and gently comes to a rest up against the rear wall cushioned
by 100mm of large foam square

Try opening the boot.

or do you drive in forwards